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How shorted is Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc.? ASO

#391most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 89%

13.31%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
−1.91
5 reports (~10 weeks)
−0.30
days to cover
3.13
Aggregate net short position time series for Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc.

Markers along the chart's base: ▲ results announced (an 8-K reporting results was filed) ▲ quarterly or annual report filed. Dates are SEC filing dates; hover a point to see events since the previous settlement.

Days to cover

FINRA's own figure: reported shares short divided by the stock's average daily trading volume, published alongside each settlement. It expresses the short position in days of typical trading rather than as a percentage of the company; the two can move differently.

Aggregate net short position time series for Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc. days to cover

Short interest around results

For each results announcement (an 8-K reporting results, by its SEC filing date), the FINRA settlement before it and the first one after. Settlements fall twice a month, so the two figures can sit up to a month apart and much else changes in between: this shows what was reported, not why.

Reported short interest before and after each results announcement
Results filedSettlement beforeSettlement afterChange
9 Sep 202615.22% 31 Aug 202613.31% 15 Sep 2026−1.91
9 Jun 202610.35% 29 May 202612.89% 15 Jun 2026+2.54
17 Mar 20268.44% 13 Mar 20269.97% 31 Mar 2026+1.53
9 Dec 202510.41% 28 Nov 202510.94% 15 Dec 2025+0.53
2 Sep 202511.48% 29 Aug 20259.71% 15 Sep 2025−1.77
10 Jun 202511.06% 30 May 202510.94% 13 Jun 2025−0.12
20 Mar 202512.54% 14 Mar 202512.32% 31 Mar 2025−0.22
10 Dec 202410.20% 29 Nov 202411.77% 13 Dec 2024+1.57

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for ASO: the aggregate net balance of shares that failed to be delivered at each settlement date, published by the SEC twice a month and shown here verbatim for the trailing window. A balance is not a daily flow, and a fail has many ordinary causes; the SEC says it cannot guarantee the accuracy of the data. See what fails to deliver are and the largest balances today.

Last balance on file
65,533
9 Sep 2026
Highest in window
188,084
28 Jul 2026
Days with a balance
71
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc. fails to deliver

Source: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, fails-to-deliver data (public domain). Only settlement days with a positive balance appear; the largest balance in the window was 188K shares.

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History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 202613.31%−1.91
31 Aug 202615.22%+2.96
14 Aug 202612.26%−0.33
31 Jul 202612.59%+0.10
15 Jul 202612.49%−1.12
30 Jun 202613.61%+0.72
15 Jun 202612.89%+2.54
29 May 202610.35%−0.04
15 May 202610.39%−1.47
30 Apr 202611.86%+1.48
15 Apr 202610.38%+0.41
31 Mar 20269.97%+1.53
13 Mar 20268.44%−0.62
27 Feb 20269.06%−3.34
13 Feb 202612.40%+0.14
30 Jan 202612.26%+0.35
15 Jan 202611.91%+1.12
31 Dec 202510.79%−0.15
15 Dec 202510.94%+0.53
28 Nov 202510.41%−1.73
14 Nov 202512.14%−1.12
31 Oct 202513.26%−1.61
15 Oct 202514.87%+4.55
30 Sep 202510.32%+0.61
15 Sep 20259.71%−1.77
29 Aug 202511.48%−0.07
15 Aug 202511.55%+0.82
31 Jul 202510.73%+0.10
15 Jul 202510.63%−0.09
30 Jun 202510.72%−0.22
13 Jun 202510.94%−0.12
30 May 202511.06%+0.47
15 May 202510.59%−0.16
30 Apr 202510.75%+0.95
15 Apr 20259.80%−2.52
31 Mar 202512.32%−0.22
14 Mar 202512.54%−0.18
28 Feb 202512.72%+0.61
14 Feb 202512.11%+1.24
31 Jan 202510.87%−1.42
15 Jan 202512.29%−0.28
31 Dec 202412.57%+0.80
13 Dec 202411.77%+1.57
29 Nov 202410.20%+1.27
15 Nov 20248.93%+1.95
31 Oct 20246.98%−2.11
15 Oct 20249.09%+0.73
30 Sep 20248.36%+0.48
13 Sep 20247.88%−0.62
30 Aug 20248.50%−1.51
15 Aug 202410.01%+1.50
31 Jul 20248.51%+0.08
15 Jul 20248.43%+0.40
28 Jun 20248.03%+0.08
14 Jun 20247.95%+1.23
31 May 20246.72%+0.29
15 May 20246.43%−0.11
30 Apr 20246.54%+0.69
15 Apr 20245.85%−0.46
28 Mar 20246.31%−4.02
15 Mar 202410.33%−0.87
29 Feb 202411.20%−0.66
15 Feb 202411.86%+0.41
31 Jan 202411.45%−0.69
12 Jan 202412.14%−0.08
29 Dec 202312.22%+0.56
15 Dec 202311.66%+1.19
30 Nov 202310.47%−1.17
15 Nov 202311.64%+1.07
31 Oct 202310.57%+1.12
13 Oct 20239.45%−1.37
29 Sep 202310.82%+0.18
15 Sep 202310.64%−0.52
31 Aug 202311.16%−0.61
15 Aug 202311.77%−0.10
31 Jul 202311.87%−0.90
14 Jul 202312.77%−1.29
30 Jun 202314.06%−2.57
15 Jun 202316.63%+1.76
31 May 202314.87%−0.27
15 May 202315.14%+0.86
28 Apr 202314.28%−0.21
14 Apr 202314.49%+0.13
31 Mar 202314.36%−1.53
15 Mar 202315.89%+0.43
28 Feb 202315.46%+0.29
15 Feb 202315.17%−0.17
31 Jan 202315.34%−0.81
13 Jan 202316.15%+0.47
30 Dec 202215.68%+0.20
15 Dec 202215.48%−1.42
30 Nov 202216.90%−1.19
15 Nov 202218.09%+2.12
31 Oct 202215.97%+2.16
14 Oct 202213.81%+1.84
30 Sep 202211.97%−1.22
15 Sep 202213.19%+0.95
31 Aug 202212.24%−0.65
15 Aug 202212.89%−0.56
29 Jul 202213.45%−0.06
15 Jul 202213.51%+0.30
30 Jun 202213.21%−1.22
15 Jun 202214.43%+3.99
31 May 202210.44%−2.64
13 May 202213.08%−0.33
29 Apr 202213.41%+0.50
14 Apr 202212.91%−2.02
31 Mar 202214.93%+2.93
15 Mar 202212.00%+0.24
28 Feb 202211.76%+0.35
15 Feb 202211.41%+1.44
31 Jan 20229.97%−0.11
14 Jan 202210.08%−2.40
31 Dec 202112.48%+1.84
15 Dec 202110.64%+0.71
30 Nov 20219.93%−1.51
15 Nov 202111.44%−1.69
29 Oct 202113.13%−0.39
15 Oct 202113.52%+0.55
30 Sep 202112.97%+1.23
15 Sep 202111.74%+1.24
31 Aug 202110.50%−3.04
13 Aug 202113.54%−0.76
30 Jul 202114.30%−0.61
15 Jul 202114.91%+0.52
30 Jun 202114.39%+0.82
15 Jun 202113.57%+0.43
28 May 202113.14%−0.61
14 May 202113.75%−0.69
30 Apr 202114.44%−0.45
15 Apr 202114.89%+0.22
31 Mar 202114.67%+0.76
15 Mar 202113.91%+0.10
26 Feb 202113.81%−0.42
12 Feb 202114.23%+2.81
29 Jan 202111.42%+1.04
15 Jan 202110.38%−0.34
31 Dec 202010.72%+1.89
15 Dec 20208.83%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted is Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc. right now?
13.31% of Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc.'s (ASO) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 391st most shorted US stock, out of 3,805 we rank.
What does this number include?
FINRA member firms must report their short positions in all US equities twice a month; FINRA consolidates them per security. We divide that official share count by the company's shares outstanding from its SEC filings. This is the regulatory figure, not a daily estimate.
Why does it only update twice a month?
US short interest is reported for settlement on the 15th and the last business day of each month, and FINRA publishes the consolidated figures about nine business days later. That cadence is set by regulation; no daily official figure exists.
Is this ASO's short float?
No. This is short interest as a percentage of shares outstanding, the count in the company's SEC filings. "Short float" divides the same FINRA short count by the public float, which excludes closely held shares, so it comes out higher for the same company. We publish no float estimates: the float is not a regulatory figure.
What is ASO's days to cover?
3.13 days for settlement date 15 Sep 2026: FINRA's own short interest ratio, the reported shares short divided by average daily trading volume. It is published in the same FINRA file and shown verbatim; we hold no volume data ourselves.
Which funds are short?
US public short interest is aggregate-only: individual short sellers are not named. Only some EU markets publish named positions.